Boost Mobile - Samsung Galaxy Prevail No-Contract Mobile Phone - Black

I bought this phone for $159.00 at BestBuy last week, its a very good phone. - The phone has a 2 megapixels camera BUT is takes great pictures during the day or at night with good light condition, it does not come with auto focus so the bar code scanner app will not work... that's okay with me :) - I don't like the default launcher (but its not that bad) so I use the Launcher Pro, its the best out there and its free from the market. - The default browser is good but I prefer the Dolphin HD Browser, you can watch videos from most sites, the screen is 3.2 inches but you can use this browser full screen and you are good to go. If you want to watch LIVE TV just install Skyfire Browser, then you go to www.justin.tv and you will be able to watch live channels, Skyfire is a free browser but to be able to use the video option you will have to buy the app but it only cost $2.99 one time. - It has a good battery yes it does lol comparing to other android phones, it will last over a day if you turn off wifi, 3g and account/email sync, background data etc and only turn them on when you need them. - The phone looks great, its a perfect size, not too big and not too small, its very compact and I don't feel like it is fragile. I will buy the skin gel cover for it, you can find it for $9.99 online. - The speaker is good too. - GPS, maps, messaging, youtube apps all works very nice. - The 3G internet from Boost Mobile (Sprint) is very good, most websites load very fast, the mobile websites load even faster. Its better to use the mobile websites not the full desktop version because the mobile version loads faster and is easier to move around. - There is no lag...NO LAG. Everything runs fast, opening apps, browser, phone dialer, screens etc. If you install the 2 MUST HAVE APPS ( Launcher Pro and the Dolphin HD Browser) then just make sure that you go to Setting - Display - Animation and choose NO ANIMATIONS on your phone. Now inside the Launcher Pro you can set the speed for the things to open, just go to Advanced Setting to choose faster opening/closing effect, this launcher has many options, it a must have app. - The default keyboard is bad I dont like it, just use the Android Keyboard, its waaaay better for this size of screen. APPS that I use a lot on this phone: *Skyfire for live tv. *Tune in app to listen to radio stations from everywhere, not just web radio but local radio stations from all over the world. *Imo chat is great too, you can chat using yahoo, aol, msn, skype, facebook, jabber, google talk, myspace etc. *Dolphin HD Browser, good to watch videos on many websites. *Launcher Pro, fast and easy to use launcher, many options. SO... out of 5 stars I give the Samsung Prevail 4 stars, only because it comes with a 2 megapixels camera with no auto focus and no flash BUT for the price range and no contract, unlimited everything starting at $50 also having the opportunity to have you bill decrease every 6 months down to $35 its a good deal. Buy the Samsung Prevail, install the apps I wrote here and try it, if you don't like it just return it :) I will not return mine because I liked it a lot. Ed.

I'm a 8 year customer of T-mobile and I had the Galaxy S before switching. This version of the Galaxy does not compare as far as features and screen resolution. Its not even in the same class. HOWEVER, what you do get is a fairly fast android phone, with a long list of usable features, on a fast network with an everything included plan @ $50 a month! On top of that, there are incentives that will bring the monthly down to $35 a month!!! It's definitely not the best phone out there, but if you need a decent android phone with a cheap plan that delivers, this is the phone for you. Its reminiscent of the T-mobile mytouch 3g, only faster and better screen resolution. The phone pays for itself with price that you pay for service. An everything plan with T-mobile was costing me $80 a month...in a couple months the phone will be paid for, AND I'M never looking back! Online setup could not have been easier. I was able to transfer T-mobile cell # and be up and running on Boost in less the 30 min...didn't even skip a beat. Boost has me sold with this phone and their service! Boost's (actully Sprint's) CDMA data network is much faster than T-mobile's 3g ( I had no idea what I was missing until now ) GET IT!

The Samsung Galaxy Prevail is a great phone but the internal memory isn't enough to download hardly any apps.

Overall it is a great phone and the features are wonderful. It is so close to an iphone without the large price tag attached. Thumbs up to samsung

Awesome.. I love boostmobile.. Best service ive ever had.

I was an existing Boost customer that wanted a smart phone but didn't want to pay a $80+ a month contract rate. The Samsung Galaxy Prevail was the nicest of the Boost smart phones at the time, though now I see there is a newer one with a keyboard. I like the Prevail's slim form factor; it is a pretty phone. The screen is clear and bright if a bit smaller than other popular smart phones but still plenty functional. So far, the phone has worked very well, but as it is an introductory Android phone there are some shortcomings to be aware of, and you must treat the phone right; overloading with apps or misbehaved apps will cause the performance to slow or even freeze. PROS: - Fair price for an Android - Android 2.2 (Froyo) is a good version, will play most apps, and is fairly easy to use - Screen is clear and bright and usually pretty responsive - Boost monthly rate beats most providers, and the Shrinkage plan will make it even better - Soft keyboard is good, SWYPE entry method is great! - Lots of apps in the app store - Voice command input worked really well for me - Performance is good; obviously the higher-end phones are faster and can do more, but I've not had problems running a browser and email and letting Froyo run the IM and Twitter apps in the background. - Build quality is good. The phone isn't very expensive but it doesn't feel cheap. So far the glass has been solid and durable. The sound quality is good. The camera is a little wimpy at 2MPs and has no flash, but does ok. Best of all is the slick minimalist design that features only 3 exterior hard buttons (power, volume, and camera). CONS: - Battery life isn't great and extending it requires regular management of active apps, not something novice Android users should be expected to do - Onboard memory is limited, and the preinstalled apps either can't be uninstalled, or can't be moved to the micro-SD card memory. So while you can access lots of goodies in the Android app market, you can't have too many installed at once on the phone at once unless you move several to the microSD memory. - Boost has disabled internet tethering on the device. You can root it but if they find out you could be banned. TIPS: - Install apps one at a time and run with each for a day or two before putting on new ones so you can know which ones work well with the phone and which don't. My Prevail ran great when I first got it, then a week later I installed Pandora which started freezing the phone up. I uninstalled it and the phone runs fine. Too bad because I like Pandora. - Have realistic expectations with performance. I don't run many games on the Prevail. Also, the Netflix app exists and runs, but the audio and video signals are not synchronized so it's kind of unpleasant to use. I don't know if this is a Netflix app issue or a phone issue, but others have complained about it in the app store reviews on other phones too.

Having been an avid Blackberry user for over 5 years, I purchased the Boost Blackberry Curve 8530 about 5 months ago when I changed jobs and lost my work Blackberry. I did a ton of research on the service and phone and concluded that the Boost $60 blackberry plan was the absolute best bang for the buck from a service quality / no contract perspective. The Boost plan gave me Sprint level service at half the price. I've been very happy with the phone and the service. I then heard about the Galaxy Prevail coming out and after consulting with some of my satisfied Android-owner friends, I decided to break away from the Crackberry and activated my new Prevail about a week and a half ago. My optimistic (yet hesitant) commitment to this phone has paid off in a large way already. The Prevail not only outperforms the Blackberry 8530 on every level from a software standpoint but it flat out embarrasses it. I had fairly high expectations for the phone going in, but I have been pleasantly surprised with its performance. I have loaded at least 15-20 apps on it and have yet to recognize any slowdown in the performance of the phone. Everything is far easier to read on the Prevail, the internet is noticeably faster, and the apps make the phone a far more enjoyable experience than any Blackberry I have used (which makes me very sad to say because I loved my BB!) Facebook is also fun to use through its app and it is very easy to sync your Facebook contacts over to the android contact list. I have read other comments in regards to the phone when compared to other Android phones out there. I agree based on the specs that the Prevail has against other Androids that it would be inferior to many others on the market. Sure, there are others with brighter, clearer screens, better processors, and awesome cameras. However, after comparing the Prevail to my friend's Androids, I simply have not been convinced that their phones are worth more than twice as much per month than mine is. And that is with the contract. Most of my friends have agreed with me on this point and a few are considering making the switch (once their contract is up). The Boost (Sprint) service has been great for me so far here in Southern California and the call quality on the Prevail has been equal to that of the Blackberry on Boost and my former 8530 that I had with T-mobile via my former employer. The one admission that I must disclose is that the Prevail is certainly no Blackberry in the keyboard department. That is because there is no keyboard, just the on-screen Swype or Stock Android keyboard that you can choose from. I have to say, like all other Blackberry users, this takes some getting used to and I am still getting used to it. My early evaluation is that if I am writing anything more than a sentence, I have to turn the phone on its side to type because my large fingers can't accurately punch the correct characters when it is right side up. If you write novels for emails numerous times a day on your blackberry currently, I wouldn't buy this phone until you test it out at the store first. However, if you shoot a few (or a lot) of texts/emails each day and they are relatively short in nature (2 sentences or less), you won't have any problems with the phone. The last couple of positive things I will mention is 1.) the battery life - it has been very good for me, but I am very much a use your cell phone most of the day and charge once a day guy. If you are like this, you will have no issues with the battery, except for those initial four hours you would spend downloading the top 20 free apps from the Marketplace. Lastly, I have seen some reviews of the phone that complain about the size of the screen. Ideally, the screen could fit all the way to the edge of the phone which would be great, and perhaps in future versions this can be done, however, the general size of the phone is absolutely perfect for me. Some of my friends have these large android bricks that they hate to carry around and that was one of the positive reviews I have heard from them is that they wish their phone was this size. Overall, this is an insane value for a great phone with great service. You also get a $5 credit on your bill if you pay on time every month. It incrementally reduces every six months, so after 18 on-time payments, you can conceivably have a $35/month bill; again with no contract. It is really hard to imagine paying Verizon or Sprint $100 -120/ month for a slightly better phone with a long term commitment.

I have this phone for a week now,from the moment I received it was freezing all the time ,I was going to returned but boost mobil rep advise me to call samsung ,they instruct me to reset the phone by pressing the volume up and the power key (both keys press down at the same time until the Samsumg name flash twice ,at that moment you will get a menu with 4 options ,you select options by using volume down botton and select it by using the cam botton,first you need to use the delete all (remove micro SD before doing that to make sure you don't loose your data),all data including contacts and app installed will be delete,then after data is deleted choose reinstall android ,at that point the phone will restart (takes around 1-2 minutes) and the phone will be reset to default factory keeping the boost mobil activation , this process fixed the freezing for my phone but note this is not a multitasking phone maybe because has a single core cpu and will freeze from time to time if you try to run application with other apps running ,..